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This is a deep shiur delivered at Hashevaynu in preparation for Shavuos. Why didn’t the Malachim (angels) want Hashem to give the Torah to people, and what was Hashem’s answer? What does Hashem ask of us – that we give him the image of man. Hashem, so to speak, wears human attributes. By acting with mercy we allow Hashem to act with mercy in the world. Na’ase adam – by acting with proper midos (character traits), we place a man on the throne of Hashem. When we perform mitzvos, we are hugging Hashem. The malachim never fought their Yetzer Horah, or served Hashem at times of hardship. Malachim never tried serving Hashem in the concentration camps. Through our actions, Jews have the power to give Hashem the form of a man, so to speak. Moshe Rabeinu brought down shevi (spoils) – Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai.